Monday, January 24, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011

The other day I watched one of my all time favorite movies: Les Miserables with Liam Neesom. I am always deeply touched by how a pair of silver candelabra and one man's extravagant forgiveness transform another depraved (like mine) man's life. So many similarities to Jesus in this movie and how powerful grace and mercy and sacrificial love can be. I was so moved that I wanted to journal about my feelings and decided to do an art journaling page, the one you see above. It was a great way for me to capture my heart on page.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Refine me with each post how You will, rank me how You will. Put me to service, or put me to suffering. Let me post for Thee or be put aside for Thee, Lifted high, only for Thee, or brought low, all for Thee. Do with me and each post whatever you will, because You alone know best.

Let me not strive but submit Let me not compete but care Let me not desire hits but holiness Let me be a follower, instead of seeking followers.

Let my blog be full of Thee, and let it be empty of me. Let me crave all things of Thee, let me care nothing of this world. Let my words be worthy of the greatest of audiences: You. And You are enough.

May I write not for subscribers… but only for Thy smile. May my daily affirmation be in the surety of my atonement, not the size of my audience. May my identity be in the innumerable graces of Christ, never, God forbid, the numbers of my comments. May the only words that matter in my life not be the ones I write on a screen ---but the ones I live with my skin.

I freely and heartily yield every sentence, every title, every post, every comment… or no comments… all to Thine pleasure and perfect will.

My only fame is that I bear Your name My only glory is the gift of Your Grace My only readership, Your eyes that seek to and fro to find a heart hard after You. Make this so, oh Lord…

Yahweh, You alone are my God, not Google Jesus, You alone are my Savior, not site meters And Holy Spirit, You alone are my Comforter, not comments

So be it, today, yesterday, and every post to come.

This is my prayer I have made on earth and over this keyboard… let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.

Wednesday, January 05, 2011

I LOVE to read!Here are the top 5 books I've read this year and would highly recommend!1. To Be Told: Dan Allender 2. The Help: Katherine Stockett3. Walking with God: John Eldredge4. The Me I Want to Be: John Ortberg5. A Deeper Journey: Robert Mulholland Jr

Here's a list of all the books I completed in 2010.JanuaryThe Shack: William P Young CDGift of the Red Bird: Paula D’ArcySam’s Letters to Jennifer: James Patterson